Good morning, pups. It’s MoDo, Friedman, Kristof and Rich in the NYT today. Since there’s nothing important happening in the country MoDo decided to waste our time with “The Last Empress” in which she says the real question about Anna Wintour is not whether she’s warm — she has her furs for that — but whether she can stay relevant in a more down-market age. I know I lose sleep wondering about Anna Wintour… Feh. It’s past time the Times took her keyboard away. The Moustache of Wisdom, in “Connecting Nature’s Dots,” says policy solutions for climate change, poverty, food security and biodiversity need to be as integrated as nature itself. Well, in that case I guess we’re doomed if we have to rely on the Washington crowd. Mr. Kristof gives us “Food for the Soul,” and says the central problem with modern industrial agriculture is not just that it produces unhealthy food. More fundamentally, it has no soul. Mr. Rich, in “The Guns of August,” says that the simmering undertone of violence in our politics seems to be getting darker.

Here they are.

The coffee and tea are ready, the cold drinks are in the fridge, and I’ve got waffles with warm maple syrup. There are also fresh blueberries and raspberries. I think it was Atrios who linked to this site last Monday, but I almost fell off my chair at work I howled so hard. Since I had actually watched Press the Meat I could see how accurate The Bobblespeak Translations are. Check out the translation of last week’s Press teh Meat, but put down your coffee first, unless you want to get a new keyboard. Have a great day.

Just watched the Tweety panel, all pimping for pay for online news, but they did booster club all over Tina Brown at The Daily Beast.

Then Woodward; predicting the worst president ever’s memoir will be riveting, must be some new kind of torture instrument he comes up with. Thanks for the warning.

It’s Morningtime!

Have to go to the store this morning and may as well go before the temp hits 90.
I should get me some waffles…

Marion, I love Bobblespeak Translations.

And Ruth, thanks for the heads up. Don’t know why Woodward is a reporter for the Washington Post since he only reports anything in his books.

I do love when George Will is on with Krugman – and Reich.

But it sure is a Boys Club Sunday mornings, isn’t it.

I was curious as to what Chris Wallace’s revelation about a “death book” in he Department of Veteran’s Affairs concerns and googled it. It must be this. So, we know the talking point for the rest of the month will be that Obama will brainwash grandma to opt for pulling her own plug.

Good morning. I’m off a little later to an introductory course on beekeeping, a wonderful excuse to miss TH.

Yes, the author of that article will be on Fox News Sunday this morning.

Neat!

Thinking about setting up a hive?

I got one toward the end of June. I go out and talk to the girls frequently. It’s been a hard summer for them with all the rain, but they are busy as bees when the weather is compatible. Chris Harp, my beekeeper, who is the same one giving the lecture today, came a week ago for the second check since I got it. They are doing well; very few verroa mite, and enough honey to add another super.

wonderful!

Yeah the weather has been tough this year.
We’re mouldering down here now.

I’ve read 2-1/2 books on bees so far, and want to read a little more of the one I’m into before I head of for the lecture, so I’m off.

Be good and be well.

Good morning! A must read for everyone:

http://www.themudflats.net/2009/08/21/nazis/

Morning, eCAHN – if I can give a piece of advice: never, ever wear yellow when you are working bees. Drives them bats**t crazy.

A complete non sailing season out eastern Long Island.

We have a friend who is in the commercial beekeeping business and there are fields with his bee yards in them that he couldn’t get to for the entire month of June and into July. Luckily, ours are on our hill behind our house, so drainage was not an issue.

Elliott -

Thanks so much for all your work on pulling together the Sunday morning lineups…today looks like one of those “none of the above” wrt to watching (especially NOT anything that involves scar!). GAK!!!!

Have you heard anything about cnn giving Amanpour (sp?) her own slot following Zakaria?

That’s a bummer…

Good Morning Elliot and Firedogs -

thanks for the heads up El, will tivo Dr Dean and the Chuckleheads

You are welcome. I’ve heard nothing about an Amanpour show, but I don’t get CNN.

Just wow.

g’morning everyone…in the panera bread, live blogging my breakfast!

just had the “dark coffee” which tastes about as dark as a diner’s normal brew, I am having the “spinach artichoke soufflé” which is a different way to say quiche but instead of pie shaped having come from a pie it’s round shaped being stand alone from a muffin tin or something

yum

more panera live blogging to follow

Morning perris

sounds yummy

so, more live blogging my panera breakfast;

am reading over at think progress and it seems they “made believe they were going to execute detainees” to get information

seems to me this is far more benign then water torture yet it’s getting far more play so far

they also took one prisoner into another room and made believe they shot
him…this to get information from prisoners associated with the cole

the cole happened on clinton’s watch, I suppose these were suspects caught on clinton’s watch too?

so because of 9/11 they figured they would torture those involved with the cole, thinking that the information they had when they bombed the cole would still be pertinant?

do they think terrorists actually have a play book that they stick to like it’s a bible and it never changes even years later?

Glad to hear about the souffle, I started to have one in St.Louis Breads, driving through last month, which is a Panera branch, but chose freshmade sandwich instead.

here’s the funny thing about that soufle elliot;

I try to just eat the inside since I try to restrict my carbs, the inside is spinache, artichoke and egg and if they made this a soup I would buy it day in day out

but then, while trying to tooth scrape the last bit of the soufle stuffing I of course get a taste of teh baked bread that housed the spinache artichoke egg soup and I’m a gonner, one taste and i finnish the whole thing

here’s the funny thing about the word “soufflé”

I can type it, I can look for the accent over the “e” but I can’t find it, then I can spell check and my spell check sticks it in there for me

I wish they called it quiche so I wouldn’t have to look for that accent over the e

thanx for that read kay who is now in maine

does have a certain quiché

thanx for your blog marion in savannah, am reading the articles now..

I salute you eCAHNomics for your bravery. In Eastern California, where I kept bees from 1966 to 2006, there has been a 95% collapse in the wild bee populations. Some years we had great honeyflows, spring and autumn, but the challenges mounted over the years. Varroa, foulbrood, waxmoth, CCD, viruses, bears, drunken ORV enthusiasts, shooting at hives with everything from bb-guns to high-powered rifles and shotguns, hive rustling, drought, and Africanized colonies (which, although it made the hives ill-tempered, it had an unintended benefit of keeping everything away, including bears). Report back on how it is going after you get stung, say, more than 200 times, on the same day. If you’re still into it at that point, you probably have the makings of a real beekeeper. Remember to dequeen.

I just looked up the definition of quiche, this is cute;

“A tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables)

so, any tart that has unsweetened filling is a quiche

this makes malken a quiche or a tart?

mornin all…………looks like Poor Dr.Dean….is gonna have to do THE HEAVY HEALTHCARE lifting amongst the THE SHLUBS..BUT HE GOT THE STONES i sez

yum

g’mornign sadlyyes!

heading out for some tennis, g’morning and have good times to all firdogs!

yeah, 2 against one on that panel

Aces!

We haven’t gotten the Africanized (It’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature) bees up here, too far north.

is that what you call it when it falls?

Anyone watching the “Death Book” guy on Fox news sunday?

I just shouffle thru.

enuff(le) with the bad jokes, gotta watch early MtP now.

lol

Oh, just fine, Perris. You saunter in, get all of us drooling and then take off to play. *g* I might have to run down to the store to find spinach and quiche.

heh, he wants “the government to buy and use his book”

morning demi

It’s even: one 1/4 wit + one 3/4 wit vs. Gov. Dean.

I stand corrected

Yes, but he mentioned Malkin on the way out. I was raised not to talk about things like that while others are eathing.

I was just checking in at Christy’s and was coming back here to Mornin’ to You… Ha.
Such nice gals here, by the way. Some of my favorites always hang out on your Sunday Morning threads.
The only thing new around my house is maybe, probably, a new job. At the gym I’ve been working out at. It’s 2+ miles from my house and that will be a real treat, instead of the 25 miles I’ve been driving to the bookstore job. Save on gas. Smaller carbon footprint.

Oh lucky you!

Me too! A double whammy for us.

Thanks. Plus, I get to save on not paying the membership fees and I get to help encourage gals who want to look and feel healthier. Most of the women – it’s all female – are older, er, I mean more mature. It’s such a hoot to see us grooving on the workout music. It’s just a really uplifting place.

Mornin’, Elliott, pups.

My teebee only gets tapes and DVDs so I get to miss the Sunday morning nonsense, except the clips posted here and elsewhere.

Last week we noticed some huge wasps out in front of the building where I work. Called a pest control guy and this is what we have. Too cool. We left ‘em alone.

I’m lazy. French toast and veggie sausage patties. Was gonna make waffles but I’m the only one here and that’s more work than I wanna do for meself.

Good morning all.

It’s so fascinating to watch the bees who show up in my garden. They don’t seem to mind while I’m deadheading or trimming and they go about their routine while I do mine.

Now the butterflies on the other had, really high strung and nervous. They flutter away in a wink of the eye.

Scares me!

Yipes

Mornin’ all.

Last Sunday before I’m back in the pulpit for the duration.

I used to think I was missing something by not being able to watch the jabbermouths. But ya know, all the Sunday morning chit chat is just mutual mast*rbation by the villagers. Not something I really want to watch.

Morning MM, how’s Seymour?

Morning!
And I used to watch them religiously (pun intended)
Now I watch them for amusement instead of enlightenment.

sounds like a good gig. Enjoy!

They’re harmless and cool to be around. They’ll land on yer arm, walk around, then fly off.

Ha. I usually enjoy making our meals myself, but I’m not up to souffles or quiches this am. Do your share the veggie sausages with the tigers, or they on a strictly cat food diet. I usually end up giving the last two bites to my hound dog. He waits patiently.

Probably one of the bigger news items this week was Jane and the netroots turning the TItanic around by working to save the PO. Will it get the coverage it deserves?

*crickets*

I didn’t think so.

Mr. Rev is now feeding our felines canned stuff in the mornings. Just a bit for a treat. Bribery, I say. They still give most of their affection to me and he just can’t understand that.

We’re well past the slurpy sneezies and fleas and everyone is healthy. The kittens are now past the 4 month mark and have really grown. They grow way to fast for me.

They’re strictly cat food diet with an occasional dairy treat. I do, however, let them smell whatever I have. With the exception of Gabby they all sniff and walk away.

Ah, well just about finished for the season. Right now there’s some morning glories all twisted around providing some support. Looks like they are trying to her down.

BTW, I just started reading John Shelby Spong’s Jesus for the Non-Religious, Recoverty The Divine at the Heart of the Human. Are you familiar with him? A radically progressive retired Episcopalian Bishop.
Preferable to the talking circle on tv, in my book.

We don’t dare even start with the kittens. They inhale food and Marcy is always wanting to be on the dining room table anyway. Don’t want to start them off with bad manners or habits.

I’ve heard him speak a couple of times and read some of his stuff. He’s quite delightful and suffers no fools.

They grow way to fast for me.

I know what you mean, I could use a basket of these.

Cool beans!, I say.

Precious! Too bad that don’t stay that cute. I know, I know. Everything changes.

very cute. You’d have to have a really great vacuum cleaner to survive that batch. Then you gather the vacuumed up fur and start spinning it into something.

If anything they’ll trash Jane and the effort. We’ve upset the corporate masters but they really don’t know what to do about it. Very interesting discussion on the Women’s Show yesterday on WMNF. The rowdies at the TH meetings were not only there over health care. There were folks shilling for the energy companies as well. They’re not happy with cap and trade so they want to derail current legislation. Two great interviews yesterday. To listen to the Women’s Show, go here, scroll down to the Archive link and select 22 Aug. It’s a 2 hour program. At the end of the 1st hour the link will automatically cue up hour 2.

I heard a story about a women who saved the dog hair out of his brush and made a coat out of it. Not my idea of a hobby, but maybe speaks to how it’s not what you have, but what you do with it. eh?

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

Hell, with the fur I’ve got around here I could start a clothing business. *g*

I happen to wear a lot of black, so you know what my clothes look like. I sit at red lights on the way to work and pick off the fur. Talk about hobbies. Ha.

No outfit is complete without cat hair.

With our new Marcy and Molly that’s no problem. Molly (who is nudging at my hands relentlessly as I try to type this) is all black with a white spot on her neck. Marcy is a torti. Toby is a tabby so his fur shows up on black clothes. But at least it won’t be any worse with these two.

Oh, and they are both purring like little motors right now.

Another btw…today is the start of Ramadaan. I’m glad it’s a mild August, because I worry for my sister when it falls in really hot weather. I guess the cycle keeps the start beginning earlier and earlier each year. She’s a sensitive one and usually ends up getting a cold or flue from not eating and drinking all day.

as bad as this year’s timing is, next year will most likely be much worse. It really does move around the calendar, doesn’t it?

We have a nest in the main walkway between house and barn. They set up shop outside the side door,under the walkway rocks. Watch when they bring the prey home to the nest carrying lunch so to speak.

OK. Chore of the day is cleaning down the 2 decks in the back yard in hope that we will have 2 days without rain to stain them. Haven’t had 2 days rain free in a long time. It’s been feeling like FL in PA this past month.

Good morning, People:

Remember. If it’s Sunday, then it must be conservative news.

Today we can expect the media to dump on health care reform, public option and polls.

When city papers fold, who’s going to watch City Hall?

They’re not watching City Hall now. Local reporters cover ribbon-cuttings and street crime.

A vigorous press is essential to democracy, but unfortunately, that train left our station a long time ago.

Holy Joe on State of the Union just said now is not the time to worry about covering the uninsured. Due to the deficit, we should first make the changes that reduce the costs of health care and pass legislation that includes regulations that limit the ability for the insurance companies to exclude those with pre-existing conditions. Cardin’s response was that the uninsured raise everyone’s costs and meaningful cost containment cannot be done without effective competition. He mentioned that in his state there are only 2 insurance companies providing policies.

So now according to the moderate wing of the party (Joe -ILP), no single payer, no public option, no co-ops, and no covering of the uninsured. Them’s some great democratic values!

Hey demi. Sounds great. Hope you’re doing well.